Other Worlds by Johannes Luebbers Dectet
Other Worlds:10x10x10 Vol. 1
1. Opioid
2. View From The Hill
3. Other Worlds
4. The Visitor
5. Japes With Mapes
In 2017 I began a project to write 10 new works, each a feature for one of the 10 musicians in the ensemble, to celebrate 10 years since JLD first came together. Each new composition was written in dialogue with the featured performer, with our initial conversations planting the seeds for the music that followed. This first volume includes 5 of those 10 works.
Opioid grew from chats with Ben Opie about multiphonics on the oboe. View from the Hill takes a transcribed drum solo from a composition of Aaron McCoullough's (Hill 60 from the album 'Provenience') as a rhythmic starting point. Other Worlds follows conversations with Emily Thomas around how to make space for her to improvise (and includes a few references to her favourite bands). The Visitor grew from chats with Nicole Dixon about our mutual love of cheesy 80s music like Foreigner and Enja, with songs from both forming the unlikely source material. Japes with Mapes came from chats with Andrew Murray about songwriters we loved, folky melodies and drones as solo accompaniments.
I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for your support.
Tracklist
| 1. | Opioid | 7:44 |
| 2. | View from the Hill | 10:43 |
| 3. | Other Worlds | 14:00 |
| 4. | The Visitor | 7:16 |
| 5. | Japes with Mapes | 7:38 |
Credits
All music composed and arranged by Johannes Luebbers
Conductor – Johannes Luebbers
Flute – Emily Thomas
Oboe/Cor Anglais – Ben Opie
Alto Saxophone/Clarinet – Angela Davis
Tenor Saxophone/Clarinet – Michael Wallace
Trumpet – Paul Williamson
French Horn – Nicole Dixon
Trombone – Andrew Murray
Piano - Andrea Keller
Bass – Hiroki Hoshino
Drums – Aaron McCoullough
Credits:
Produced by Johannes Luebbers
Engineered by Hadyn Buxton
Recorded in Melbourne at Ginger Recording Studios
Mixed by Kieran Kenderessy
Mastered by William Bowden at King Willy Sound
Artwork and graphic design by Kym Basoka
Photography by Theresa Harrison
Thanks to this incredible group of musicians for their generosity and enthusiasm throughout this project. Thanks to my students and colleagues at Monash, especially the jazz team. Thanks to my family for their endless support. Special thanks to Ben, Aaron, Emily, Nicole and Andrew, whose provocations inspired the five tracks included here. Thanks to Martin Jackson and the Melbourne Jazz Co-op for supporting the premiere of this music. Extra-special thanks to my darling wife Emma Patterson, for her ongoing support and inspiration, and to our little boy Harvey. Thank you to my crowd funding supporters – you have made this possible and I am incredibly grateful.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. It has also been supported by Monash University.
